Pont-Canavese
Pont-Canavese, an aw Pont Canvese, is a comune (municipality) in the Province o Turin in the Italian region Piemont, locatit aboot 40 km north o Turin. It occupees a smaw fluvial plain atween the rivers Orco an Soana: its names (Pont, derivit frae the Latin ad duos pontes, bein the Franco-Provençal wird for "brig") derives frae the series o brigs that wur historically biggit here tae cross those rivers.
Pont-Canavese | |
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| Comune di Pont-Canavese | |
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  Pont-Canavese Location o Pont-Canavese in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°25′N 7°36′E / 45.417°N 7.600°E | |
| Kintra | Italy |
| Region | Piemont |
| Province | Turin (TO) |
| Govrenment | |
| • Mayor | Paolo Coppo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.4 km2 (7.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 461 m (1,512 ft) |
| Population (31 December 2010)[1] | |
| • Total | 3,756 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Pontesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 10085 |
| Diallin code | 0124 |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid |
Pont-Canavese borders the follaein municipalities: Ronco Canavese, Ingria, Frassinetto, Sparone, Chiesanuova, Cuorgnè an Alpette. Sichts include the airchaeological steid o Santa Maria in Doblazio, the kirk o San Costanzo (1328) an a series o touers o medieval oreegins, ance belangin tae the local maist pouerful faimilies.
References
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